Cigarette and cigar holder



I July 14, 1936. E. A. KUNTZ 2,047,786

CIGARETTE AND CIGAR HOLDER Filed Jan. 5, 1955 lil' Patented July 14, 1936 'l UNITED g STATES PATENT oEElcE 2,047,786 CIGARETTE AND cIGAR HOLDER Elmer A. Kuntz, Chicago, Ill.

implication January 5, 1935, Serial No. 487 8 Claims. (Cl. 131-51) MyV invention relates to improvements in cigarette and` cigar holders, and has for an object among others the provision of means for holding a cigare -fte over an ashtray in such a manner as to insure the cigarette or any part of it 0r the ashes thereof from falling on the table, which means may be made in one or more pieces.

'It also has for an object 'the provision of such a holder wherein the cigarette held will deposit its ashes in the ashtray and to which the cigarette will notrstick. Another object is the provision of such a hol-der wherein there will'be a minimum ofcontact between .the cigarette or cigar or other article and the holder, also, such a holder wherein the cigarette will be held in an inclined position so as to work downwardly toward Vthe ashtray as the lower end of the cigarette burns. Anotherobject has been the provision of such a holder which is readily attachable to and conveniently detachable from any ordinary dish or ashtray.

In addition to the above objects, it-has been any object also to provide a device which may be made quickly and inexpensively and sold at low cost, and which may be easily operated.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. Y By my invention the aforesaid objects have been demonstrated to be accomplished, and it has beenl proven by test that the structures of my invention are decidedly advantageous over previous structures in the respectsl mentioned,

Vamong others.-

My invention will be best understood by refer- `ence to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l isa view showing anashtray in section and' a pair of cigarette or cigar holders chosen `for purposes of illustration to show the application of the principle of my invention, with the ashtray shown in section and the holde'rsin elevation and applied to the ashtray;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of either of the holders shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of either of the Aholders shown in Fig. 1;

Fig.V 4 4is a section taken on the line 4 4 of Fig". 1,. illustrating the structure for supporting the lower' end of a cigarette;

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. l, showing the same structure used for supporting the lower end of a cigar;

Fig. 6' is an elevational view of a modified form of holder made principally of Wire;

Fig. 7 is a plan View of the holder of Fig. 6;

and

Fig. 8 is a sectional View of the holder shown in Fig. 6, taken on the line 8-8.

Referring to the drawing, the preferred form or my invention, selected for purposes of illustrating the principle thereof, is shown applied to-an ashtray or common saucer or other dish lil", having a common ange ll, with a dish portion l2. The holder I3 in the form shown in Figs. 2 and V3 may be made from a one piece .stamping bent to form a pair I4 of inclined flat guardV portions which are bent to provide more or less sharp edges I5 to form a channel portion I6. At the lower end the holder i3 is bent to form a retaining foot il which. may extend at an angle less than 90 degrees preferably, with respect to l5 4the edges l5 to provide a one point Contact between the foot Il and the lower end of the cigarette, leaving a space I8 between the bottom .of the foot and the lower end of the cigarette.

contactis meant that the cigarette will substantially lie on only the two sharp edges I5 and one point in the foot I1.

yThe foot Il is provided with a V-shaped downwardly extending abutment 2l which may fur- 35 nish the point of contact between the foot and the cigarette to retain the cigarette and to. be used in the removal of ashes from the cigarette.

The foot, at its upper edge, is provided with a lconcave cut-out 22 for a` cigar rest and for use 40 in the removal of ashes. The opposite end of the holderhas an integral strip 23 which is bent to form a supporting leg 24 and a clamp 25. It will be seen from the foregoing that the holder which is designed to be of such a length as to ao- '45 commodate a full cigarette, will insure against ashes or the cigarettes falling on the table, for

`even if the cigarette does not slide downwardly in the holder and burns to the tip, the ashes will remain at least in the holder and cannot as a practical matter fall elsewhere than on the holder or the ashtray. The three point contact between the two edges 5 and the abutmentV 2| amounts to a minimum of contact and insures against the cigarettes sticking in the holder and insures the steady downward working of the cigarette, it being understood that the inclination of the holder will be such as to permit the operation of gravity. In the case of a cigar there will be even less contact, for the rear end of the cigar will rest on the upper end points of the edges l5, and the lower end of the cigar will rest on the curved cut-out 22.

It will be manifest that by my clamping arrangement the device can be applied to almost any kind of dish so as to convert almost any kind of dish into an ashtray and provide almost as many ashtrays as there are dishes, for party use. It will also be manifest that the device being made from a one piece stamping, if desired, can be made and sold at an extremely low cost and will also save space in that a large number of ashtrays can be done away with and dishes used instead.

Referring to the modified form shown in Figs. 6, '7, and 8, and also in Fig. l, a one piece wire 26 may be bent to form a pair of inclined supporting rails 21 adapted to support a channel member 28 bent to form inclined flat guard portions 29 as shown particularly inY Fig. 8, said channel member being substantially of the length of the cigarette. The guard portions may be bent to form more or less sharp edges 30, and the iiat guard portions 29 may be turned up slightly to prevent lateral rolling of the cigarette. Ears 3l may be stamped out to encircle rails 21 to support the channel member 28 on the inolined supporting rails 21.

At the lower end the rails 21 may be bent to form downwardly extending legs 32 and upwardly extending foot 33 bent downwardly as shown in Fig. 8 to form a V-shaped two point cigar rest 34. The upwardly extending foot may be inclined with respect to the supporting rails 21 at an angle of somewhat less than 90 degrees for the same purpose as in the case of the retaining foct I1.

In this modied form the cigarette is adapted to be supported along its length on the edges 30 and at the ends by contact with the upwardly extending foot 33. The legs 32 are Spread to form an opening, and a similar opening is provided in the upwardly extending foot 33 to accommodate the lower end of the cigarette and to allow ashes to fall therethrough, as set forth in connection with the preferred form. The rails 21 at the opposite end are bent to provide supports 35 which are bent in turn to provide clamps 36 so as to make the device applicable to almost any kind of dish, as in the preferred form.

The structure and operation of the forms will be manifest without further explanation.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into eiect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the kind described, comprising a holder having an inclined support, said support comprising a channel portion and a flange portion bent to provide relatively sharp edges', upon which edges a cigarette is adapted to rest lengthwise, said holder also having a retaining foot bent at an angle of less than ninety degrees with respect to the said edges so as to provide a one point contact with the cigarette.

2. A device of the kind described, comprising a holder having a downwardly inclined support, upon which a cigarette is adapted to be supported lengthwise, said support having a chanl0 nel portion and a laterally extending iiange with the flange projecting from the channel portion at a relatively sharp angle, said holder also having a retaining foot inclined at less than a right angle with respect to the inclined support, said holder being provided with an opening at its lower end and also with means for clamping the holder to a dish, said foot also being provided with an opening.

3. A device of the kind described, comprising a holder consisting of a Wire bent to form a pair of inclined supporting rails, and a channel member supported by the said rails, saidchannel member having a flange bent to provide relatively sharp edges, upon which a cigarette is adapted to be supported lengthwise.

4. A device of the kind described, comprising a holder consisting of a wire bent to form a pair of inclined supporting rails, and a channel member supported by the said rails, said channel member having a ange bent to provide relatively sharp edges, upon which a cigarette is adapted to be supported lengthwise, said device also including a retaining foot bent at less than a right angle with respect to said rails.

5. A cigar holder comprising an inclined support having a ange portion bent to provide relatively sharp edges, and a foot portion provided with an opening.

6. A cigar holder including a wire bent to form 40 a pair of inclined supporting rails and also to form a pair of arms to hold said rails in inclined position, said wire also being bent to provide a retaining foot upon which one end of said cigar is adapted to rest.

7. An integral holder for cigarettes and the like adapted to be removably attached to the ordinary dish, comprising an inclined support, said support comprising a channel portion, and a flange portion bent to provide relatively sharp edges arranged to allow only limited contact between the cigarette and the support upon which the cigarette is adapted to rest lengthwise, said support having an upturned foot provided with an opening large enough to retain the cigarette in its inclined condition and to permit the passage of ashes, and means for removably clamping the holder to the ordinary dish.

8. A holder for cigarettes and the like, comprising an inclined support, and a retaining member at the foot thereof provided with an opening, said inclined support having sharp edges upon which a cigarette is adapted to rest lengthwise so as to provide limited contact between the cigarette and said edges and a point on the retaining foot, and said retaining member being arranged t0 support a cigarette in an inclined manner so as to permit the cigarette to work downwardly in the support by gravity, discharge its ashes by gravity, and retain the cigarette Within said holder.

ELMER A. KUNTZ. 

